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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 417.200 (2026)

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The term "court" means any court of competent jurisdiction of this state. The making of an agreement described in KRS 417.050 providing for arbitration in this state confers jurisdiction on the court to enforce the agreement under this chapter and to enter judgment on an award thereunder. Effective: July 13, 1984 History: Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 278, sec. 16, effective July 13, 1984.

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Cited in 20 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1991–2026 · leading case: Ally Cat, LLC v. Chauvin, 274 S.W.3d 451 (Ky. 2009).
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Ally Cat, LLC v. Chauvin, 274 S.W.3d 451 (Ky. 2009). · cites it 15× “Appellants argue that the Court of Appeals should have granted intermediate relief to them because: 1) the trial court had no subject matter jurisdiction to order the parties to arbitration because the HOLW’s arbitration provision fails to satisfy the requirements of KRS…”
Hathaway v. Eckerle, 336 S.W.3d 83 (Ky. 2011). · cites it 6× “050 or KRS 417.200, that she had no adequate remedy by appeal, and that she would suffer great injustice and irreparable injury if forced to arbitrate.”
Padgett v. Steinbrecher, 355 S.W.3d 457 (Ky. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 6× “Padgett’s motion to dismiss in favor of arbitration on the grounds the court lacked jurisdiction under KRS 417.200 to enforce the parties’ arbitration agreement because the agreement did not explicitly require that arbitration occur in Kentucky.”
Frankfort Med. Investors, LLC v. Thomas by & Through Thomas, 577 S.W.3d 484 (Ky. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 3× “Otherwise the application shall be made in the county where the adverse party resides or has a place of business or, if the adverse party has no residence or place of business in this state, to the court of any county. All subsequent applications shall be made to the court…”
Kindred Nursing Centers Ltd. P'ship v. Leffew, 398 S.W.3d 463 (Ky. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “The only Kentucky law Kindred Nursing Centers has cited as possibly conflicting with the FAA can be found in KRS 417.200 and Ally Cat, LLC v. Chauvin, 274 S.”
North Fork Collieries, LLC v. Hall, 322 S.W.3d 98 (Ky. 2010). “2009), this Court held that a Kentucky circuit court has no jurisdiction under KRS 417.200 to enforce an arbitration agreement unless the agreement provides for arbitration in Kentucky.”
Kindred Hospitals Ltd. P'ship v. Lutrell, 190 S.W.3d 916 (Ky. 2006). “1990), the Court of Appeals held that “[e]ven though the court’s order does not contain the language of finality required by the civil rules, we believe that by operation of KRS 417.200 and 417.060 that omission has no effect upon the appealability of this cause.”
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Bluegrass Powerboats, 424 S.W.3d 902 (Ky. 2014). “This question arises because the notice of appeal in this case claims the appeal, which was admittedly interlocutory, was allowed under KRS 417.”
Ernst & Young, LLP v. Clark, 323 S.W.3d 682 (Ky. 2010). “2009) (holding that the plain language of KRS 417.200 only allows enforcement of arbitration agreements which specifically state that the arbitration is to be held in Kentucky).”
Tru Green Corp. v. Sampson, 802 S.W.2d 951 (Ky. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “” The section of the Uniform Arbitration Act defining “court” and conferring jurisdiction (KRS 417.200) says: The term “court” means any court of competent jurisdiction of this state.”
Artrip v. Samons Constr. Inc., 54 S.W.3d 169 (Ky. Ct. App. 2001). “The Illinois Supreme Court, construing Section 16 of its version of the Uniform Arbitration Act, its counterpart to KRS 417.200 discussed in Tru Green, held that: under the plain language of the statute, the parties’ written agreement must provide for arbitration in Illinois in…”
Wilder v. Absorption Corp., 107 S.W.3d 181 (Ky. 2003). · cites it 2× “KRS 417.200 ("The making of an agreement described in KRS 417.”
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